Please Help!

[robert.s]

I have 2 half sisters. one 2 years older and one 3 years younger. i am currentloy 26 yrs. when i was about 10 years old me and my older sister went to play in the woods. she then made me take off my clothes and pretend to have sex with her. then not long after when we were being babysat, my older sister made me and my younger sister once again pretend to have sex. also from when i was bout 10 till i was about 16 i was getting physically abused by my step farther (my sisters farther) and my mother was as well. once i was old enough to defend myself to infomed the police about the violence. which they took photos of and i got a restraining order against him. they then moved to another city and i did not talk to any of them for a few years. then after meeting my now finace, who encouraged me to get back in touch and start fresh, i finally got talking to my mum and then my step dad, and then my sisters as well. now since i have been in touch not long after we spent our first xmas together my younger sister is now accussing me of raping her and sexually abusing her for years right up until i was about 15 years old which is not true. the only sexual activity that ever happened was when i was 10 years old which i am deeply ashamed of. my younger sister denys my older sister ever being involved. this all came out about 3 years ago.they told my mother and step farther. nothing was ever done about it and noone said anymore. me and my mother and step farther once again rekindled after w while and didnt say another word until recently when my younger sister once again has decided to bring it up. it seems every time i get close with them, she bring all of this up and half of it isnt even true and each time she does bring it up the stories get worse and worse. no one believes me and now they have decided to take it to court. i really didnt do it and i dont know what to do, as now my other sister has sided against me as i told my mother the truth about what happened when we were young and now she is denying it and siding with my younger sister. my own mother doesnt even believe me. can someone please help me. i never raped her and i fell like the odds are against me and i am scared i am going to get done for a crime i did not commit.
please help!

[LS]

Hi, Robert, welcome to the site. When you say "they have decided to take it to court" who is "they", the sisters or the police?
At first, because of the ages of all concerned I'd be surprised if this went as far as court, but who knows. Have you been arrested or interviewed or are on bail?

[RFLH]

the age of criminal responsibility is set at 10, there's a trial for rape at the moment where the boys concerned were 10 at the time of their offences.

I'm unsure the same as LS, as to whether anything has been reported - until we do there's not much advice we can give apaert from write everything down - anything and everything that you can remember.

[robert.s]

by they i mean my mum, step farther and the 2 half sisters. they have all known about it for longer than 3 years. when they incident was first spoken of all of us had a big falling out. however me and my step farther started talking again getting along and it was never spoken of again. they were actually on holiday with us here in australia just last week. now that my younger sister had decided to bring it up again, for some reason my whole family has decided to take it to court. i just dont understand why they didnt do this when it was first brought up? they live in new zealand, are the laws different over there? the odds are pretty much against me. my mother is an x lawer, byt step farther a businessman and my 2 sisters (whow live in the same town) as well. (my older sister has only just come into it, as i said after telling my mother what happenend when we were very young) so thats why she has sided with my younger sister. i just dont know how anyone could do such a horrible thing. i am suspose to be getting married next year and have a family. who could do such a horrible nasty thing? i actually feel sick. i didnt do it. i know i didnt do it, but i have no hope in standing up against all of them.

[robert.s]

oh no i have never been to jail or on bail before.i went to court years ago for reckless driving, but that was it.

[RFLH]

I'm afraid I don't know much about Australian laws - hopefully someone will come along shortly and be able to help you.

[LS]

What I wanted to you to answer was whether you have been arrested and waiting for a court date.
There's a big difference is someone "wanting to take it to court" and actually doing so.
"They" (your family) may want to take it to court, but if they haven't got the police involved, then you haven't actually got anything to worry about until they do.
Again, Australian laws may be different than here in the UK, so all we can do is offer support for the emotions you get as a result of the legal aspect of being Falsely Accused or of being convicted as a result of a False Accuser.

[friday]

unfortunatalt i know nothing about the laws in australia so can't help on that front but if it hasn't been reported to police then i can't see how you can be charged or jailed for it.

keep posting and we will try to help with the emotional side of things.